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Arivaca ostreella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Insecta

Family
  
Pyralidae

Rank
  
Species

Phylum
  
Arthropoda

Order
  
Lepidoptera

Genus
  
Arivaca

Arivaca ostreella is a species of snout moth. It is found from southern Arizona through New Mexico to Texas.

The wingspan is about 25 mm. The cell on the forewings is brownish orange and the ground colour is yellow or light orange posterior to the cell. The hindwings are light brown in both sexes. Adults are on wing in July.

References

Arivaca ostreella Wikipedia